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Lessons Proprietary Software Can Teach Open Source
cdlu writes "Kris Shaffer at Newsforge argues that just because software is open source doesn't mean it should be unpopular. What lessons, he asks, can open source projects learn from popular proprietary software?" From the article: "In the absence of a monopoly, there are three traits that are likely to make an application popular: it is cool or attractive in some way, it provides easy entry, and it is addictive. Barring these things, most average users will stick with the status quo. In fact, many users never use a program on their computer that did not come pre-installed. However, by creating an attractive, easy to set up, addictive application, a developer can motivate the average user to break this barrier and try something new. And several such applications can generate strong popular interest in the open source movement in general."
Open source is Buhddism, where one must go and seek out enlightenment himself. There are no wars fought, to missionaries spreading the word. One adpots buhddism dur to principal, and not because someone else tried to sell it to me.
Your post is flaimbait. What makes you so arragant to believe that Christianity is forced on me? I freely accept God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Christianity is about a private and personal relationship with God. It is not about anything else.
God is the creator of the universe, he sent his Son to save us. When he created Adam and Eve, they lived with only one rule, not to eat from the tree of knowledge. Adam exersized his free will, he was tricked by Satan to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. What does this mean? Adam now knew good and evil, and could judge for himself. Why is this bad? Because there is only one perfect judge, and that is God. Adam will judge badly, and that is the source of all unhappiness. We use intellect to judge, but we are not all knowing, we don't understand everything. This self-love of our self, the thoughts that we are smarter than everyone else leads to this false judgements. What we must do is turn over all judgement to God and live as he tells us to. Remember, he is God, he created everything, he gave us life, and he gave us Jesus so that we may be closer to Him.
Rosco: "If brains were gunpowder, Enos couldn't blow his nose."
Keep laughing. It is your ignorant, unconcerned attitude that will sink LinSux and OSS for good. Personally, I can't wait. You're all a bunch of moronic zealots dry-humping a steaming pike of crap code. Here's to the continued domination of MICROSOFT!